Signature · 43 SNAP-authorized stores
Waupaca County, WI
Waupaca County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 52K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Waupaca County, WI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 13.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lincoln County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Waupaca County lands in the lower national band (13.1%, #2,265 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,265
- national by low-access %
- #48
- in WI
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 43 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Waupaca County compares nationally
Waupaca County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.1% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,265).
Waupaca County's lower-band USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Waupaca County has 3 urban and 9 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Waupaca County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Price 14.2
Price 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Waupaca 13.1
Waupaca 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Lincoln 13.1
Lincoln 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Shawano 12.7
Shawano 12.7%
12.7 % low-access
- Green 12.2
Green 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 52,410 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,855 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,642 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,569 |
| Median Household Income | $72,830 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,246 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Waupaca County
Waupaca County has 43 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 17 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- dollar general 18463, manawa
- dollar general 16966, marion
- dollar general 19772, waupaca
- dollar general 20022, embarrass
- dollar general 21656, fremont
- dollar general 30935, bear creek
- dollar general 31034, weyauwega
- dollar general 6627, clintonville
- dollar general 6639, new london
- dollar general 6774, waupaca
- dollar tree 5879, waupaca
- dollar tree 7434, new london
- family dollar store 7188, iola
- the nutrition center, waupaca
- walgreens 09699, waupaca
- walgreens 11301, new london
- walgreens 12983, clintonville
Convenience Store · 13
- clinton gas and food, clintonville
- clintonville mini mart, clintonville
- kwik trip 625, waupaca
- kwik trip 791, new london
- kwik trip 884, clintonville
- kwik trip 888, waupaca
- northport mart 1, new london
- northside bp, clintonville
- reliance fuel llc, manawa
- royalton station, new london
- waupaca bp, waupaca
- waupaca mart, waupaca
- weyauwega bp, weyauwega
Super Store · 5
- festival foods 49, new london
- pick 'n save 6352, waupaca
- piggly wiggly supermarket 311, waupaca
- tadych's marketplace foods 2754, clintonville
- walmart 1471, new london
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 64035, waupaca
- aldi 64090, new london
- iola sentry foods, iola
- manawa quality foods, manawa
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- la constenia veracruzana, new london
- weyauwega star dairy, weyauwega
Farmers' Market · 1
- waupaca farm market, waupaca
Large Grocery Store · 1
- new london star market, new london
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wisconsin
One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.
Compare Waupaca County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Waupaca County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Waupaca County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WI (13.1% here).
- Walker County, TX · 13.1% low-access
- Walker County, TX · 13.1% low-access
- Madison County, NC · 13.1% low-access
- Madison County, NC · 13.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (10.0% here).
- Kitsap County, WA · 10.0% SNAP
- Kitsap County, WA · 10.0% SNAP
- Suffolk city, VA · 10.0% SNAP
- Suffolk city, VA · 10.0% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Waupaca County inside a lower low-access state context
Waupaca County sits inside Wisconsin (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Waupaca County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55135. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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